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First Xmas Carol Found in the Roman Mass
A survey traces Christmas carols from the Gloria in Excelsis to modern hymns, noting origins in Rome and early church practice. It recounts writers from Telesphorus to Luther and Wesley, plus folk practices and dramatic uses in Italy and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
New York State
Telesphorus
Rome
Judea
Robert Southwell
Tower of London
Martin Luther
Hans
Italy
Francis of
St. Francis
Ben Jonson
Bess
Grace Church
New York City
Christ
Marte
Bethlehem
Mackay Smith
Charles Wesley
India
China
Japan
Jesus
Gover
Alice
England
Victoria
Aurelius Clemens Prudentius
Spain
Little Town of
Boston
Divine
Phillips Brooks
Muhblenburg
Church of the Holy Communion
St. Luke’s Hospital
James Montgomery
Sheffield
Robert Montgomery
Macaulay
Christopher Wordsworth
Salisbury
Wordsworth
Harrow
Westminster
Lincoln
Nahum Tate
Jaurette
Tate
Brady
John Byron
Manchester
John Keble
Reginald Heber
Calcutta